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Evan Koger gives a history of the Robbins family ranching operation, one of the largest in Kansas.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Evan Koger
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 15, 1977
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Belvidere, Kansas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Charles L. Wood
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' William Webster Robbins,
 
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Harper County, Kansas (1883),
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Ranch acquired,
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Edward Chester Robbins (1919),
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Manager,
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Extent of operation by World War II,
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Shorthorn cattle,
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Hereford cattle,
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Inheritance of ranch ,
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Evan Koger (1967),
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Operations simplified,
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Natural gas discovery (1958),
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Cattle operation decline,
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Cow-calf operation,
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Bulls from Moxley and CK Ranch,
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Domino and W. H. R. Tight bulls,
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Cross breeding with Angus,
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Brookover Feedyard,
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Wichita, Kansas, market,
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National Livestock Company of Kansas City.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Rail transportation (until 1950s),
 
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Dispute with Santa Fe Railroad,
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Truck transportation,
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Droughts (1930s and 1950s),
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Movement of cattle into Flint Hills area,
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Kansas Livestock Association,
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Significant contributions,
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Education at Yale University.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1883-1967
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1883-1967
  
  

Revision as of 18:12, 29 April 2015

Evan Koger gives a history of the Robbins family ranching operation, one of the largest in Kansas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Evan Koger

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 15, 1977

Location: Belvidere, Kansas

Interviewer: Charles L. Wood

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: William Webster Robbins, Harper County, Kansas (1883), Ranch acquired, Edward Chester Robbins (1919), Manager, Extent of operation by World War II, Shorthorn cattle, Hereford cattle, Inheritance of ranch , Evan Koger (1967), Operations simplified, Natural gas discovery (1958), Cattle operation decline, Cow-calf operation, Bulls from Moxley and CK Ranch, Domino and W. H. R. Tight bulls, Cross breeding with Angus, Brookover Feedyard, Wichita, Kansas, market, National Livestock Company of Kansas City.

Tape 1, Side 2: Rail transportation (until 1950s), Dispute with Santa Fe Railroad, Truck transportation, Droughts (1930s and 1950s), Movement of cattle into Flint Hills area, Kansas Livestock Association, Significant contributions, Education at Yale University.

Range Dates: 1883-1967

Bulk Dates: 1883-1967


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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